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GINSHOP
Etymology
Noun
ginshop (plural ginshops)
(archaic, colloquial) A place where gin is sold; a modern-day example would be a tavern or barroom.
Usage notes
Used from the early 1700s to the late 1800s.
Anagrams
• hopings
Source: Wiktionary
Gin"shop`, n.
Definition: A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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